This means, on days you're training maximal strength, if whatever bodyweight excercise you're using isn't challenging you and you're starting to plateau, adding weight to yourself helps. I would probably NOT do any kind of sports-specific activity in pretty much anything other than the gear i'll be competing in.

I've been wanting to get a weight vest for a while but not quite sure if they are worth the money. Anybody have a good routine they do that uses a weight vest. Anybody ever messed themselves up training with one? Should this question be it's own thread?

I've been wanting to get a weight vest for a while but not quite sure if they are worth the money. Anybody have a good routine they do that uses a weight vest. Anybody ever messed themselves up training with one? Should this question be it's own thread?

"Face punches are an essential character building part of a martial art. You don't truly love your children unless you allow them to get punched in the face." - chi-conspiricy
"When I was a little boy, I had a sailor suit, but it didn't mean I was in the Navy." - Mtripp on the subject of a 5 year old karate black belt
"Without actual qualifications to be a Zen teacher, your instructor is just another roundeye raping Asian culture for a buck." - Errant108
"Seriously, who gives a **** what you or Errant think? You're Asian males, everyone just ignores you, unless you're in a krotty movie." - new2bjj

2) to avoid joint damage, your body will naturally slow down the speed of the punch before it hits the bag. this means that you are training yourself to actually hold back right before impact.

if you want to increase punching power with weights, ross enamait suggests shot puts with 5 lb. medicine balls or small dumbells. this way you get to extend your strike all the way through and don't risk joint injuries.

"Face punches are an essential character building part of a martial art. You don't truly love your children unless you allow them to get punched in the face." - chi-conspiricy
"When I was a little boy, I had a sailor suit, but it didn't mean I was in the Navy." - Mtripp on the subject of a 5 year old karate black belt
"Without actual qualifications to be a Zen teacher, your instructor is just another roundeye raping Asian culture for a buck." - Errant108
"Seriously, who gives a **** what you or Errant think? You're Asian males, everyone just ignores you, unless you're in a krotty movie." - new2bjj